Musicians capable of anything deserve to play in a setting where anything goes. Thankfully, Tomas Fujiwara is allowing us to hear that with ‘March On.’

On ‘Triptych I, II & III,’ Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp never, ever wander aimlessly trying to figure out what to play next. It all comes out naturally and it comes in the form of actual melodies, even if those melodies are constantly shifting and mutating.

Not many knew about Simon Moullier a mere three years ago but with his third outing ‘Isla,’ there’s simply no excuse not to. He’s the vibraphonist you will want to keep on your radar.

The late Chick Corea was a musical chameleon who thrived in a multitude of musical assemblages, as heard on the new ‘Montreux Years’ anthology.

Satoko Fujii and Otomo Yoshihide made music on the spot on ‘Perpetual Motion,’ relying strictly on instincts and virtuosity. Luckily, Fujii and Otomo have loads of both.

A couple of jazz subversives generations apart but telepathically on the same elevated plane, the collaboration between Roscoe Mitchell and Kikanju Baku continues with ‘Evolutionary Events.’

‘Prime’ by the Dave Stryker Trio is what happens when massive musicianship meets well-honed chemistry.

Big band music: What does that mean? Apparently a lot of different things to a lot of different musicians.

With ‘Letters to George’ by his exciting new combo GEORGE, John Hollenbeck once again takes a somewhat odd assortment of musicians and shaped them into the something truly fresh and compelling.

On ‘Juba Lee,’ Avram Fefer’s Quartet picks right up where 2019’s ‘Testament’ left off, resulting in another excellent entry from the underrated saxophonist, composer and leader.